Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-06
WESTERN.

Burglars raided the jewelry store OF
Julius Kruger at Galena, Ill, carrying on
e2650 in cash, and watches, diamonds, etc,
valued at $500
Charles Burger, farmer, living near
Nashville, Neb, returned home from town
Christmas evening and found his wife and
three children dead IN the house. His wife
had been subject to temporary fits OF insanity,
and it is supposed that while out of her head
she killed the three children and then cut her
own throat with razor.
Sarah nj. Victor, for several years
an inmate of the Ohio penitentiary on a life
sentence for poisoning her brother to obtain
insurance, was pardoned by Governor Foraker,
because Of her ill-health
The Supreme Court of Minnesota,
in reaflirming its decision that tax titles are
valid, put forth recommendation that the OBJ
noxious law be repealed
Fred Wittrock, alias "Jim Cum
mings," was taken by the Pinkerton detec-
tives from Chicago to Leavenworth, Kansas,
where he made full confession of his con-
nection with the Adams Express robbery A
large amount Of the money was recovered, 1t
having been concealed in box under barn
at Leavenworth The detectives were taken
10 the spot and the box dug up. It was taken
to that city by Cook aud concealed by him and
three other young men. Mrs. Haight, wife of
the man who planned the robbery, was ar
rested at Nashville and taken TO ST. Louis.
The steamers r. S. Hayes and City
of Natchez, with four barges, were burned to
the waters edge at Cairo, Ill The losses ag-
gregate 100000
Colonel l.. G. Woir, Superintendent
of the Adams Express Company, reports tina
the amount of money stolen by Jim Cum
mings," Haight and others was between $751;.
900 and $50, Goo Thus far it is reported tina
upward of $40, 0c0 has been recovered. A dis
patch from Kansas City says:
Pinkerton detectives arrived here from Leav
enworth with Wittrock, alias Jim Cummings
in charge. A detective also arrived from 81
Louis, bringing Oscar Cook. Wittrock was nc
COMMANDED by his mother. AS a result OF on
days work here the detectives secured proDa
bly, about $1,000 lot Of bank notes were
found concealed in beer bottles under tho hous,
OF John Cox i'm tho cast bottoms where Cool
DO rdsd and Wittrock staid while here. An
other portion was found under a house opposite
that OF Cooks father, and Jack Cook, Oscar
brother gave up 81, 90 that he had. The detec
tves think that dozen acquaintance OF Cooi
and Wittrock received sums OF money
some knowing while others we're ignorant o
the sources of tho wealth. There has now beel
recovered in oil about $4,000 OF the none!
stolen. OF this amount $4,000 was obtaine'
from Mrs. Wittrock tho mother OF the robber
Mt Ieayenworth Mrs Wittrock. in explanat
OF the way she came into possession OF tn
stolen money, says that shortly after the rob
berry Oscar Cook went to Leavenworth an
visited her one evening, and after talking TO ne
for some time said Fred was In trouble; tina
he had made a large sum OF money ON wnea
deal in Chicago and had some difficulty with
broker over the matter which ended by hi
shooting the latter that he had to fee from tn
country and wanted his mother to take care o
the money until she heard from him further
This she agreed to do and the money was lei
IN her possession. Some time after this anothe
young man who lives in Leavenworth, bu
whose identity she refused to divulge
called and left another package Q
money, and two other occasion
two other Young men called at different time
Fred When she heard of Wittrocks arrest sh
wrote TO the officers telling them about tn
money Robert Pinkerton says that all accom-
plices in the robbery have been captured-th
Ave men under arrest and Mrs. Haight Ther
are large number OF accessories after the fac
he says, scattered the country, and
will use his judgment as TO making further a
rests.
w. T. Hornaday, Of the Nations
Museum at Washington, who has been co
Iectng specimens in Montana reports IL
visible supply OF buffalo at sixty in the Ye
lowstone divide and one hundred In Texas.